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### Question: What are the symptoms of Schizophrenia?
### Response: Schizophrenia symptoms usually develop slowly over months or years. Sometimes you may have many symptoms, and at other times you may only have a few.
People with any type of schizophrenia may have difficulty functioning in social situations and working. They may also have problems with anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation.
At first, you may have the following symptoms:
Irritability Difficulty sleeping Difficulty concentrating
As the illness continues, problems with thinking, emotions and behavior develop, including:
Lack of emotion (flat affect) Strongly held beliefs that are not based on reality (delusions) Hearing or seeing things that are not there (hallucinations) Problems paying attention Thoughts "jump" between unrelated topics (“loose associations”) Bizarre behaviors Social isolation
Symptoms can vary, depending on the type of schizophrenia you have.
Paranoid schizophrenia symptoms may include:
Anxious Angry or argumentative False believes that others are trying to harm you or your loved ones.
Disorganized schizophrenia symptoms may include:
Problems with thinking and expressing ideas clearly Childlike behavior Showing little emotion
Catatonic schizophrenia symptoms may include:
Lack of activity Muscles and posture may be rigid Grimaces or other odd expressions on the face Does not respond much to other people
Undifferentiated schizophrenia symptoms may include symptoms of more than one other type of schizophrenia.
People with residual schizophrenia have some symptoms, but not as many as those who are in a full-blown episode of schizophrenia.